Abstract
Atmospheric turbulence is inherently inhomogeneous and intermittent. Short periods of high activity are embedded in longer periods of relative calm. Local spatial and temporal changes in sound speed associated with this intermittency increase the likelihood of measuring large values of scattered acoustic signals. Previous work successfully predicted the probability density functions (pdf's) of fully saturated, scattered signals measured within an acoustic shadow zone [Wilson et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 99, 3393-3400 (1996)]. The more general case of incompletely saturated scattering is considered in this paper; using the Rice-Nagakami distribution a theory is developed. The predicted intensity pdf has two free parameters: one to describe the degree of intermittency and a second for the degree of saturation. For validation purposes, outdoor propagation measurements were made over a flat, hard ground at ranges of 146-283 m and at frequencies of 50-540 Hz. The saturation parameter was determined from the acoustic data and also estimated from the turbulence conditions. The degree of saturation increased with frequency, and measured intensity pdf's were found to be in excellent agreement with the theory.
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